Africa ETF News for the Past Year
African exchanges lead in USD returns
January 3, 2026-How far can the record-breaking bull run continue for Africa's stock exchanges? Many African exchange indices were up remarkably over 2025, encouraging participation by local investors and leading to renewed interest by domestic companies to come to the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) and other capital raising.
JSE Adds Three Etfs to Expand Global Investment Access
December 15, 2025-The Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed three new exchange-traded funds, giving South African investors broader access to global equities, multi-asset strategies, and international property markets, per African Markets report.
Nigeria: Overall Value of Stocks, Debts, ETFs On NGX Adds N35.3trn YoY
December 8, 2025-Amid growing investors confidence, the overall market capitalisation of listed securities on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), added N35.3 trillion Year-on-Year ((YoY) to N141.3 trillion as of November 2025 from N106.03 trillion it was in November 2024.
Listed securities on NGX include debt, stocks and Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).
BRVM's eight countries move to T+2 settlement on 4 Dec
December 2, 2025-The West African regional securities market is switching to T+2 settlement (second day after trading) with effect from the trading session this Thursday, 4 December. The move has been prepared by the Dépositaire Central / Banque de Règlement (DC/BR, central depository and settlement bank) and will take effect from Friday's trading on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM).
AfDB and IGAD launch a new initiative to stimulate a blue economy breakthrough in the Horn of Africa
December 1, 2025-The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), in partnership with the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), recently launched a new multinational project to accelerate coordinated blue economy actions across the Horn of Africa.
T+2 to transform Nigerian securities trading 28 November
November 24, 2025-The Nigerian capital market will be transformed this Friday, 28 November, as it moves to the settlement on the second business day after trading, T+2. The market is currently on T+3 (settlement on the third day after trade), apart from fixed income securities and commodities which already settle on T+2.
South Africa: JSE Lists Two New Exchange Traded Funds From Ninety One
November 13, 2025-The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has listed two new actively managed exchange-traded funds (AMETFs) from Ninety One: the Ninety One Diversified Income Prescient Feeder AMETF (ticker 91DINC) and the Ninety One Global Diversified Income Prescient Feeder AMETF (ticker 91GINC).
South Africa: Prescient Launches Balanced Feeder Active Etf On JSE
November 1, 2025-Prescient Investment Management has launched the Prescient Balanced Feeder AMETF (PBLNCD) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)
The fund, which complies with Regulation 28 of South Africa's Pension Funds Act, primarily invests in domestic markets
South Africa: JSE Lists Oribi Global Growth Prescient Actively Managed ETF
November 1, 2025-The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has listed the ORBIGG- the Oribi Global Growth Prescient AMETF- on its Main Board.
The fund is managed by Prescient Management Company, and the investment strategy and portfolio construction are led by Oribi Capital Partners.
Absa AFMI index shows reform helps in hard times
October 22, 2025--Two out of three African countries have not improved or slipped backwards in their ratings among the 29 countries scored in the 2025 edition of the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index (AFMI), now in its ninth year. However, 10 out of 29 countries increased their overall scores, a slowdown from 2024 when 23 countries increased their scores.
